Staubach Stadium. Photo courtesy of Purcell Marian High School via Twitter.
Roger Staubach’s high school alma mater is honoring him by naming its new stadium after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
The school, Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the news on its website. Staubach Stadium is planned to open fall 2023.
“We are thrilled to have Marianne and Roger Staubach’s support in the naming of this stadium,” Purcell Marian Principal Andy Farfsing said in a press release. “There isn’t a Cavalier today who doesn’t know who Roger Staubach is. His service to our country, his impact on our school as an alumnus, his success in business and of course, his incredible career in football, makes this an obvious choice for Purcell Marian High School to honor one of the greatest alumni of all time.”
Staubach became quarterback of Purcell High School’s football team his junior year. After he graduated, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy and was the quarterback there. He won the Heisman Trophy as a junior.
Then he served in the military four years and afterward, at age 27, joined the Cowboys.
Staubach was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and Purcell Marian’s inaugural class of the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
“I would have never believed when I was a freshman at Purcell High School that all these years later, I would be having the new stadium named after me,” Staubach told the school. “My experience at Purcell greatly impacted my life.”
